13 Awful-Smelling Fragrances

From Lancome to Avon, these women's perfumes left Total Beauty readers itching, gagging and more

No. 8: Aveda Pure-Fume Essence, $50 TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6*
Why: Readers say if you're going to use this perfume, put on "just a little bit," as the "scents are overwhelming" and "certainly last." One reader calls it "too musky and earthy smelling," and says now she understands why she receives "so many of these free offers for a free Pure-Fume." According to another reader, "this is a little too organic for me." She says it "smells like a lot of the ingredients contained in the hair care line, which I like, but not in a perfume."

I personally like Flower by Kenzo and Gucci by Gucci - and I have other pet peeves: Insolence by Guerlain (a very particular smell that clung to my skin for days) and Issey Miyake - I love the smell but it gives me headaches